In the spring of 2021, a new case was opened against Laletina, who was under house arrest, this time for accepting a bribe. The case was in the proceedings of Gabdulin, who went to the Basmanny Court with a petition to change Laletina’s preventive measure to detention. She was charged with accepting bribes from Rustam Izmailov, general director of the defense Novosibirsk Artificial Fiber Plant (NZIV), part of Rostec.
According to the source, during further investigation, many more similar episodes surfaced. For example, one of the structures that belonged to the family of Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov (probably it would be more correct to say the former family, since he fictitiously divorced his wife) allocated money for Laletina’s luxurious life – paid for the services of cosmetologists, hairdressers, the purchase of clothes, and even servants and a gardener who worked in her mansion near Moscow. In exchange, another structure controlled by the Liksutovs received very lucrative contracts through Rostec.
There were other benefactors. Since Laletina was at one time extremely close to Sergei Chemezov, a real battle unfolded around these episodes. One Lubyanka tower believed that all the episodes should be completed and presented to Laletina. Gabdulin also adhered to this strategy.
And the other Lubyanka tower categorically insisted that the matter was far-fetched and that work on the already existing episode should be curtailed. Moreover, the bribe-giver Izmailov is ready to refuse testimony.
The battle of the towers was and is very fierce. Gabdulin, who had previously thought about leaving, chose to bring this step closer. Laletina’s case is now with another investigator.
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